One of my cult players is bringing a date to our Blades game on Friday. Can’t decide if he really likes her and wants to introduce her to one of his hobbies, or if he’s planning on our group as a ripcord to this relationship. He’s told me not to tone it down, no pressure.
One of my cult players is bringing a date to our Blades game on Friday.
One of my cult players is bringing a date to our Blades game on Friday.
Time for the tpk demon encounter.
TPK only if you like her. ’cause no matter how things develop with the guy, excitement and drama in the game increase the odds that she’s going to want to play with you.
Is your player’s date new to gaming? Because if so, absolutely do everything in your power to be gracious and welcoming. It’s not a matter of toning it down, it’s a matter of being an ambassador to our hobby.
I don’t meant to be callous but all your players know the game is great, you don’t need to impress them. So I say go all for making the new player feel as welcome as you can and ignore and requests to “not to tone it down”.
Also, if you player is using your game as a way to break up with someone, that is not something I’d suffer. If you think this is what’s happening, please ask your player, and if they say that is their intention then please ask them to break up somewhere else. That isn’t fair to the date nor to the other players.
Sean Nittner It might not have been obvious, but the ripcord comment was meant to jokingly imply that hanging out with us would be tortuous enough to end their relationship. That is not the case because we are all delightful people, and he’s just bringing this girl because she is curious about one of his hobbies.
The toning it down comment was also not about the rules, but about the grim setting where they play a cult who does very bad things. I asked him about her comfort level with that material and he said it was high and I didn’t need to pull back on it. From a rules standpoint, I promise to take it easy.
Mark Griffin, that all sounds good and I’m really glad to hear they are curious about the game. It’s a chance to spread the love!
I wouldn’t even say tone the rules down, but just make sure that as a new player at the table, they have a voice (even if you have to shut other people up to make room for it) are told enough to make their own decisions in the game, and generally feel like they are getting the attention and space they need to catch up with the rest of the players.
The game went just okay. Turns out the date was under the impression that Blades was a board game similar to Settlers of Catan, and wasn’t really in the right head space for an RPG. She made an effort nonetheless, but ultimately was more interested in my 5 month old daughter (which I completely understand, she’s addictive).
She’s been invited back to play Mechs Vs Minions a different night, but I don’t think the Lurk named Coil will be visiting us again anytime soon.